Home / 28,244.39-42,353.43-10,474.33

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 28,244.39, 42,353.43 and 10,474.33

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 28,244.39, 42,353.43 and 10,474.33 is: 15,706.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,244.39 : 42,353.43 = 10,474.33 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,244.39/42,353.43 = 10,474.33/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,244.39x = 42,353.43 × 10,474.33
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,244.39x = 443,623,802.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 443,623,802.45/28,244.39
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,706.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.